Change Management Manager

The Manager, Change Management leads the design and delivery of change management strategies for complex, cross-functional initiatives while managing and developing a team of change practitioners. This role partners closely with senior leaders, program teams, and shared services functions to ensure changes are adopted, sustained, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

The Manager serves as both a trusted advisor and a player‑coach, balancing hands‑on delivery with team leadership, prioritization, and continuous improvement of enterprise change capabilities.

• Own end‑to‑end change management for large or high‑impact initiatives.
• Develop and oversee integrated change strategies aligned to business objectives, program milestones, and enterprise standards.
• Conduct and review change impact, readiness and risk assessments; define mitigation strategies and course corrections.
• Ensure change plans are pragmatic, scalable, and embedded into program delivery—not standalone activities.

• Act as a trusted advisor to executive sponsors, senior leaders, and program owners.
• Partner with leaders to clarify sponsorship expectations and coach them on effective change leadership behaviors.
• Navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, resolving conflicts and aligning priorities across functions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of change consultants across multiple initiatives.
• Provide coaching, quality review, and feedback on change deliverables and approaches.
• Support resource planning, workload balancing, and capability development across the team.
• Foster a strong team culture centered on collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.

• Oversee development of change communications and engagement strategies, ensuring clarity, consistency, and audience relevance.
• Guide enablement approaches to drive adoption and sustained behavior change.
• Partner with other teams to ensure an integrated employee experience.

• Define success metrics and adoption indicators for change initiatives.
• Monitor progress, surface risks, and recommend adjustments to improve outcomes.
• Contribute to the evolution of enterprise change tools, standards, and playbooks.
• Capture lessons learned and apply insights across future initiatives.

• 8–12+ years of experience in change management, organizational transformation, or consulting roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading change for large, complex, cross‑functional initiatives.
• Experience managing, coaching, or formally leading change practitioners.
• Strong working knowledge of formal change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci/ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent).
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and navigate ambiguity in matrixed environments.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive‑level communication skills.

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland
. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on‑going basis and there is no fixed Final date to receive applications.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$102,800 - $204,400 USD

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